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Incumbents get the nod in state races

Bureau County Democrats watched the election results come in and celebrated their victories at a party at Verucchi's Restaurant in Spring Valley Tuesday. Rep. Frank Mautino (from left), Billy Cruz, Buzzy Verucchi and Rick Wilkin kept close track as the results came in. Mautino won re-election to the Illinois House over Donald Jensen.

Locally, Kinzinger won in Bureau County with 62 percent of the vote to Rohl's 38 percent.

Kinzinger had represented a portion of Bureau County in the old 11th District. Redistricting put all of Bureau County in the new 16th District. Kinzinger defeated incumbent Don Manzullo in the March 20 Republican primary.

Turning to the Illinois General Assembly, Bureau County's senators and representatives will all be returning to Springfield.